April 2023 Committee on Instruction

THURSDAY
April 13, 2023

9:00 a.m.

COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION – Room 1-100

Members: Audrey Young, chair; Evelyn Brooks, vice chair; Aicha Davis; Pam Little; and Melissa Ortega. A quorum of the State Board of Education may attend the committee meeting and discuss items on the committee agenda.

Public testimony – Individual testimony will be taken at the time the related item comes up for committee discussion or action. The procedures for public testimony at State Board of Education committee meetings and general board meetings are provided in SBOE Operating Rules.

1. Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter A, Required Curriculum, §74.5, Academic Achievement Record (Transcript)
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)

This item presents for second reading and final adoption a proposed amendment to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter A, Required Curriculum, §74.5, Academic Achievement Record (Transcript). The proposed amendment would add a new requirement that a student who earns a diploma by satisfying the requirements of the Texas First Early High School Completion Program must have successful completion of the program indicated on the academic achievement record, or transcript. No changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(13).

COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - CONSENT

2. Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development and Career and Technical Education, Subchapter A, Middle School
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)

This item presents for second reading and final adoption proposed revisions to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development and Career and Technical Education, Subchapter A, Middle School. The proposed revisions would repeal two existing middle school courses, add a new middle school course, and repeal implementation language that will no longer be relevant. No changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002(a) and (c), and 28.016.

COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION

3. Proposed Repeal of 19 TAC Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development and Career and Technical Education, Subchapter I, Health Science, §127.411; Subchapter M, Law and Public Service, §127.633; and Subchapter O, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, §§127.744, 127.756, 127.757, 127.761, 127.764, 127.765, 127.769, and 127.770
(First Reading and Filing Authorization)

This item presents for first reading and filing authorization the proposed repeal of 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development and Career and Technical Education, Subchapter I, Health Science, §127.411, Pharmacology (One Credit), Adopted 2015; Subchapter M, Law and Public Service, §127.633, Forensic Science (One Credit), Adopted 2015; and Subchapter O, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, §127.744, Principles of Biosciences (One Credit), Adopted 2015; §127.756, Biotechnology I (One Credit), Adopted 2015; §127.757, Biotechnology II (One Credit), Adopted 2015; §127.761, Fundamentals of Computer Science (One Credit); §127.764, Computer Science III (One Credit); §127.765, Digital Forensics (One Credit), Beginning with School Year 2019-2020; §127.769, Foundations of Cybersecurity (One Credit); and §127.770, Cybersecurity Capstone (One Credit). The proposed repeals would remove the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for ten career and technical education (CTE) courses that will be superseded by 19 TAC §§127.428, 127.652, 127.778, 127.779, 127.780, 127.788, 127.791, 127.792, 127.793, and 127.794 beginning with the 2023-2024 school year. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(4) and §28.002(a) and (c).

COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION

4. Discussion of Innovative Courses

This item provides an opportunity for the committee to receive an overview of the innovative course process including key data related to historical implementation of innovative courses. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.002(f).

COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION